Meet Information
Coaches,
The Abington Senior High Track & Field team would like to invite you to our 12th Annual Jack Armstrong Track & Field Invitational to be run on Friday April 22, 2022. The meet will be held on our 8-lane resurfaced track in Schwartzman Stadium.
The High School meet format this year features open events and relays in 2 different categories for both boys and girls. Those are Novice races and Varsity races. There will not be a team score held. The meet will be automatically timed. The meet will begin at 3:30 PM rain or shine.
Entry Fee
Entry fee is $150.00 per boys or girls' teams or $300.00 for both. Individuals' fee is $35.00 per event and relays $75.00 per relay. Please make non-refundable checks payable to Abington Track & Field.
Send payments to:
Bill Neely, Meet Director
1626 High Ave
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090
Entry Process
Entries will be done via pa.milesplit.com. Log in and do your entries there. Entries are due by April 21st at 10:00pm. With this late entry, there should be very few scratches. We should be able to put the performance list up by Friday afternoon. There will be ABSOLUTELY no Entries or additions at the meet.
Equipment
Spikes of 1/4 inches or less for running and jumping events. Shot Put and Discus events are from concrete surfaces (No Spikes Allowed). Javelin is from a grass surface. Javelin spikes are allowed.
Awards
Top 6 in each event will receive medals.
Rules
P.I.A.A. Rules apply for Uniforms, etc.
NFHS Rules apply for uniforms, etc.
The meet will be sanctioned by the NFHS.
Track events are girls followed by boys.
Please note the standards to get more than 3 athletes into the meet.
All heats will run slow to fast.
Time schedule is just a guideline.
School Commitments
We will need each school to supply one coach to help officiate. Please email Coach Neely what event you want to officiate wneely@mc3.edu, we do not need timers.
We are looking forward to your participation, and seeing you on April 17th
Questions: (215)808-0284
Meet Directors Bill Neely
E-mail: wneely@mc3.edu
Scheduled Track Events
4:00: 100/110 meters Hurdle Trial (4 athletes) 18.5/17.7
100 Meter Trials (4 athletes) 13.2/11.3
Novice 1600 Meters (4 athletes) 6:20/5:10
200 meter Trials (4 athletes) 27.0/23.2
National Anthem
100/110 Hurdle Finals
4 x 800 Meter Relay Finals (1 relay)
100 Meter Dash Finals
1600 Meter Run Finals (4 athletes) 5:35/4:35
Robert Bryant Memorial 400 Meter Run Finals (4 athletes) 62.5/52.5
4 x 100 Meter Relay Finals (1 relay)
4 x 100 Meter Relay Novice (1 relay)
300 Meter Hurdle Finals 51.0/42.0
800 Meter Run Finals (4 athletes) 2:29/2:03
200 Meter Dash Finals
3200 Meter Run (4 athletes) 12:00/10:00
4 x 400 Relay Novice (2 relay)
4 x 400 Meter Relay Finals (1 relay)
All track events are girls followed by boys. Please note the standards to get more than 4 athletes into the meet. *All heats will run slow to fast. *Time schedule is just a guideline.
3 entries will be allowed in the novice 1600-meter run for all boys who can run under 5:30 and for all girls who can run under 6:30. We will run a maximum of 2 heats for each sex.
Scheduled Field Events
Field Events (3 athletes for all field events unless 4th and 5th athlete can make minimum standard)
3:30 - 6:15 Long Jump Open Pit-Girls 3:30-5:00 Boys -5:00-6:15 3 Jumps No Finals
6:30 - 9:00 Triple Jump Open Pit-Girls 6:30-7:45 Boys-7:45-9:00 3 Jumps No Finals
3:30 Girls Pole Vault (boys followed immediately) OH: 6'6" OH: 9'0"
4:00 Boys High Jump (girls followed immediately) OH: 5'2" OH: 4'2"
3:30 Girls Shot Put 3 Throws and 8 to Finals
5:30 Boys Shot Put 3 Throws and 8 to Finals
3:30 Boys Discus 3 Throws and 8 to Finals
5:30 Girls Discus 3 Throws and 8 to Finals
3:30 Girls Javelin 3 Throws and 9 to Finals
5:45 Boys Javelin 3 Throws and 9 to Finals
Minimum Standards: SP-Boys-41' Girls-30', Discus-Boys-115' Girls 85' Javelin-Boys-130' Girls-80' LJ-Boys-19'0" Girls-14'0" TJ-Boys-38' Girls-30' HJ-Girls-4'2" Boys-5'2" PV-Girls-6-6' Boys-9'0" for more then 2 athletes
*NOTE: Only Minimum Standard measurement will be marked for all Field events
Registration help:
pa.milesplit.us/pages/Online_Meet_Reg_Instructions